Patina Esprit provides women within the greater Des Moines metro area who want to live a healthier lifestyle with motivation, support, resources and information to take small steps that lead to big change, including help with being more active, eating healthier, and reducing stress.

Services provided by Patina Esprit include telephonic health coaching (for clients who don?t want face-to-face interaction; but desire an accountability partner, a coach, motivator, someone to help them achieve their goals) which consists of a series of weekly phone calls to identify goals, discuss barriers and challenges, map plans for attainment and celebrate successes.

Patina Esprit also provides in-home personal training services to clients. Fitness assessments, goal identification, exercise programming, motivation, support, resources, and progress reporting are provided. Portable exercise equipment is brought to clients' homes, and together with the trainer, clients go through varied routines. If the clients desire, they can also be trained at Patina Esprit's fitness center, or take advantage of being outdoors.

What does "Patina Esprit" mean? One of my mentors once told me that our bodies and our minds are like clay that we ourselves mold. That statement has stuck with me for the past several years, and I felt that it embodied the message that I wanted to convey in my practice. Thinking about sculpture and art, and applying it to the body and mind, Patina Esprit came into being as a loose interpretation of Patina - meaning hardened, or finely finished exterior achieved through age and use; and esprit for uplifted spirit.